Journey from the Volga to the Nile

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KARAZINE (Nicolas) Du Volga au Nil dans les airs. Souvenirs d'un échassier. Paris, Firmin-Didot, sd (1899). Quarto, 2ff.-224pp.- 72 black illustrations. (Binding of the time, somewhat damaged), first cover with the arms of the city of Paris in gold & embossed, covers framed with geometric motifs in cold stamping, spine with compartments, interior well preserved. A migratory journey serving as a pretext for a touristic evocation. Illustrations in vignettes, some full page.